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French rule in Guadeloupe (1635–1946)

French rule in Guadeloupe (1635–1946)

  1. French colonists land at Pointe-Allègre

    Labels: Jean du, Charles Li, Pointe-All gre

  2. Death of Jean du Plessis ends joint leadership

    Labels: Jean du, Charles Li, Leadership change

  3. Britain captures Guadeloupe during Seven Years’ War

    Labels: British occupation, Seven Years', Guadeloupe

  4. Treaty of Paris returns Guadeloupe to France

    Labels: Treaty of, France, Guadeloupe

  5. French Convention abolishes slavery in colonies

    Labels: National Convention, Abolition decree, French colonies

  6. Victor Hugues lands and reasserts French control

    Labels: Victor Hugues, French Republic, Emancipation

  7. Anti-slavery resistance culminates at Matouba

    Labels: Matouba, Antoine Richepanse, Resistance

  8. Consular decree reinstates slavery in Guadeloupe

    Labels: Consular decree, Napoleon, Slavery reinstated

  9. Britain captures Guadeloupe during Napoleonic Wars

    Labels: British occupation, Napoleonic Wars, Guadeloupe

  10. Treaty of Paris begins restoration of French colonies

    Labels: Treaty of, Napoleonic settlement, European diplomacy

  11. Guadeloupe restored to France after postwar changes

    Labels: Guadeloupe restoration, France, Postwar settlement

  12. France decrees final abolition of slavery in empire

    Labels: French Second, Abolition 1848, Guadeloupe

  13. Departmentalization law makes Guadeloupe a French department

    Labels: Departmentalization law, French Republic, Guadeloupe